PA Environment Digest Blog: DEP Invites Comments On Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Project Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit Changing Wastestreams Flowing To Discharge In Indiana County

The proposed amendment would modify the wastestreams that flow to Outfall 027 to include cooling tower blowdown and discharge to Blacklick Creek. DEP is accepting comments until July 27– 30 days after this notice. Comments should be sent to the DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335 or by email to: RA-EPNPDES_NWRO@pa.gov. 

STA calls for respect for totem poles, culturally significant places in light of disrespectful social media trend

In a Thursday press release, Sitka Tribe of Alaska said they expect visitors to “treat our people, our homelands, and our culture with respect.” (KCAW/McKenney) Sitka Tribe of Alaska has joined several other Southeast Alaska tribes — including Ketchikan Indian Community and Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska — in